Kennedy Half Dollar Guide-Pictures

SPECIFICATIONS:

Designer: Obverse by Gilroy Roberts; reverse by Frank Gasparro

Diameter: 31 millimeters

Metal content:

Silver - 90%

Copper - 10%

Weight: 193 grains (12.5 grams)

Edge: Reeded

Mint mark: None (for Philadelphia, PA)

left of the stem of the olive branch on the reverse

90% SILVER PLANCHETS (1964 ONLY)

40% SILVER (CLAD) PLANCHETS (1965-1970)

COPPER-NICKEL CLAD COINAGE (1971-DATE)

Designer: Obverse by Gilroy Roberts; reverse by Frank Gasparro

Diameter: 31 millimeters

Metal content:

Outer layers - 75% Copper, 25% Nickel

Center - 100% Copper

Weight: 175 grains (11.3 grams)

Edge: Reeded

Mint mark: "S" (for San Francisco, CA) centered above the date

BICENTENNIAL REVERSE (1975-1976)

Designer: Obverse by Gilroy Roberts; reverse by Seth Huntington

Diameter: 31 millimeters

Metal Content:

Outer layers - 80% Silver, 20% Copper

Center - 79% Copper, 21% Silver

Weight: 178 grains (11.5 grams)

Edge: Reeded

Mint mark: "S" (for San Francisco, CA) centered above the date

NORMAL REVERSE RESUMED (1977-DATE)

KENNEDY HALF DOLLARS (1964-DATE)

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90% SILVER PLANCHETS (1964 Only)

1964

1964-D

40% SILVER (CLAD) PLANCHETS (1965-1970)

1965

1966

1967

1968-D

1968-S

1969-D

1969-S

1970-D

1970-S

COPPER-NICKEL CLAD COINAGE (1971-DATE)

BICENTENNIAL REVERSE (1975-1976)

1776-1976

1776-1976-D

1776-1976-S

1776-1976-S 40% Silver

NORMAL REVERSE SILVER PROOFS

1992-S Silver

1993-S Silver

1994-S Silver

1995-S Silver

1996-S� Silver

1997-S Silver

1998-S Silver

1998-S Silver Matte

1999-S Silver

1999-S Silver Matte

2000-S Silver

2001-S Silver

2002-S Silver

2003-S Silver

2004-S Silver

2005-S Silver

2006-S Silver

2007-S Silver

Cherry Picker's List:

1964 The Accented Hair variety has sharply incised hair above Kennedy's ear and is found only as a Proof. The Doubled Die obverse is available both as a circulation strike and as a Proof. The Doubled Die reverse is known only in Proof.

1964-D Doubled Die obverse and Doubled Die reverse varieties exist.

1974-D Look for the Doubled Die Obverse varieties.

1776-1976 Four Proofs were struck without mint marks.

1979-S Issued only in Proof Sets. The "Type I" has an indistinct mint mark that looks like a blob. The mint mark on the "Type 2" is clear and distinct.

Date/Mint Mark	Grade	Value
90% Silver Planchet
1964	VF20	$10
1964 Heavily accented hair	VF20	$10
1964 Special Mint Set (SMS)	VF20	$15
1964-D	VF20	$12
40% Silver Planchet
1965	VF20	$10
1965 SMS	VF20	$10
1966	VF20	$12
1966 SMS	VF20	$11
1967	VF20	$10
1967 SMS	VF20	$10
1968-D	VF20	$15
1968-S	VF20	$12
1969-D	VF20	$10
1969-S	VF20	$10
1970-D	VF20	$10
1970-S	VF20	$10
Copper/Nickel Planchet
1971-1974-S	VF20	$10
1974-D Doubled Die obverse	MS63	$30
Dual date, Bicentennial Reverse
1776-1976	PF63	$25
1776-1976-D	PF63	$17
1776-1976-S	VF20	$10
1776-1976-S 40% silver planchet	VF20	$10
Presidential Seal/Eagle Reverse Resumed
1977-1979-D	VF20	$10
1979-S Filled S	VF20	$10
1979-S Clear S	VF20	$10
1	VF20	$10
1960-D	VF20	$10
1961	VF20	$10
1961 Double die reverse	PF64	$2,500
1961-D	VF20	$10
1962	VF20	$10
1962-D	VF20	$10
1963	G4	$10
1963-D	G4	$10
1964-D	G4	$10

The listed values are for the grade VF20, except the proofs and varieties, because Franklin Halves are commonly found in this condition. Coins that are damaged, scratched or cleaned in any way will be less then values listed in price guides. Also, the below values are just examples of what the date has sold for, and not what a dealer would pay for the same date, mint or grade.